Do You Always Want to Be First? (20A)

How did Jesus feel about people who always wanted to be first?

• He admired them for their dedication and supported them.

• He saw them as hard-working people and he always encouraged them to keep working towards their goal of being number one.

• He did not like that, he wanted them to strive for more humble positions.

• He thought they were the best kind of people to surround himself with because then their winning attitude would rub off on him.

Jesus said: ‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do ...

• pick the best, most important place to establish your authority.'

• not pick the best, or most important, place.’

• make sure to take a gift for the bride and groom.'

• not attend the wedding unless you are relate by blood to either the bride or groom.

With the story Jesus told, he was showing that it is ...

• right to want the highest place.

• not right to want the highest place.

• okay to go to weddings.

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When someone tries to be first, it can cause (a)   .

If we want to be first, wouldn't it be natural to assume that perhaps other people...

• want us to succeed and be first.

• do not want to be first

• also want to be first

• do not want us to succeed.

True or False: It does not make any difference to Jesus what we do.

• True

• False

What would you personally rather have happen to you?

• When someone invites you to a wedding feast, pick the best, or most important, place. However, someone more important may have been invited. Then the man giving the feast would come to you and say ‘Let this man have your place, and you go over there.’ Then you would feel ashamed because all the other guests would watch you move to the less important place.

• When you are invited to a wedding feast, go and sit in the lowest place. Then the one who has invited you may come and say, “Friend, go on up higher.” You will then have honor in front of all the other guests as you move to the better place.’—

Draw something from today's lesson.